Banff Cuz Trip

August 2017

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- Aug 21, 2017
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Altitude: 1,011 m
- Canada British Columbia Edelweiss South Hospital Creek 51.331024, -116.96690451°19’52” N 116°58’1” W
Day 2
Solar Eclipse
August 21, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
After visiting the wolves we headed back to the cabin for breakfast and our little solar eclipse viewing party. The sky started our pretty cloudy, but by the time the eclipse was starting the sky started to clear up. Amazing to see in our valley surrounded by mountains!Read more
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- Aug 21, 2017
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Altitude: 1,104 m
- Canada British Columbia Leanchoil Wiedenman Creek 51.234516, -116.64596651°14’4” N 116°38’45” W
Day 2
Wapta Falls, Yoho National Park
August 21, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
After taking the advice of our ziplining guides we headed for about a 20 min drive to climb Wapta Falls. The hike started out nice and easy, and leads to the top of Wapta Falls. We then made the difficult trek down steep inclines and cliff drop offs all the way down to the bottom of the falls. The pictures here will not do it justice. The feeling you get being next to these powerful falls is like no other, not to mention that our clothes were soaked by the heavy mist. The round trip of this hike took us about 3 hours. Next we headed back to Golden for a quick lunch before heading to Revelstoke National Park and Glacier National Park.Read more
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- Aug 21, 2017
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Altitude: 1,138 m
- Canada Alberta Improvement District No. 9 51.258907, -116.69952451°15’32” N 116°41’58” W
Day 2
Ziplining
August 21, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
After viewing the solar eclipse we then headed on over to our booked Ziplining Adventure which was about 30 minutes east of Golden. The tour includes three zips. The first one starts out fast but short, the next is slower but higher, before heading to the big finale. The last zip is 40 meters high and 500 meters long. The last zip provides amazing views of the valley as you fly over the Kicking Horse River...spectacular. To get up to this zip we had to climb a suspended bridge at a 45 degree angle all the way up. The guides here were so fun and apparently they loved us too as they invited us back for night zipping and drinks. Unfortunately we ran out of time to make it back, but boy that would've been fun.Read more
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- Aug 21, 2017
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 867 m
- Canada British Columbia East Gate Cut Creek 51.402634, -117.47955351°24’9” N 117°28’46” W
Day 2
Fire at Glacier National Park
August 21, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
On our drive up to see the Giant Cedars we witnessed our first Forest Fire. We first saw the helicopter dump water which appeared to be on the side of the highway ahead, once closer we were able to see that yes indeed the water was being dumped on a live fire on the side of the road. The helicopter then dipped its bucket into the river to collect more water to dump on the fire. Incredible to see up close and so sad to see the destruction of the fire. The next decision was do we continue on or are we at risk of not being able to get back. After a some quick discussions and assessment of risk, we decided to keep going.Read more
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- Aug 21, 2017
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 1,163 m
- Canada British Columbia Albert Canyon 51.111191, -117.92742251°6’40” N 117°55’39” W
Day 2
Giant Cedars Trail
August 21, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Our furthest destination to reach today, but well worth the drive was the Giant Cedars boardwalk trail at Revelstoke National Park. This trail features Cedar trees which are as old as 500 years. The prickly low lying vegetation that covered the entire floor of the forest was called Devils club. The smell of cedars and the enormity of how high they were gives you a feeling that you are in another world.Read more
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- Aug 21, 2017
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 747 m
- Canada British Columbia Albert Canyon Woolsey Creek 51.113869, -117.90527351°6’50” N 117°54’19” W
Day 2
Skunk Cabbage Trail
August 21, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We were quickly losing daylight as we started this short trail so we decided to make our way walking briskly along the boardwalk. Not much to see here other then the skunk cabbage plants which basically look like giant spinach leaves. The boardwalk is nice, and the scenery is still quite beautiful as the trail sits along side the river with the mountains as the backdrop.Read more
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- Aug 22, 2017, 11:59pm
- 🌙 9 °C
- Altitude: 2,201 m
- Canada Alberta Improvement District No. 9 51.711872, -116.46812451°42’43” N 116°28’5” W
Day 3
Peyto Lake, Banff National Park
August 22, 2017 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
We all woke up early to meet Nick and Jen for breakfast at Tim Horton's before heading out to our next destination, Jasper. Breakfast was great as we all shared stories of our trip so far. We left around 10am as we had a long drive ahead of us,

Along the drive we stopped at the spiral tunnels again, but sadly no train was seen yet again. There is no set train schedule here, so one is very fortunate if you do actually manage to see the train.

We stopped along the highway for a variety of scenic views before our biggest hike of the day, Peyto Lake.

The beauty of Peyto lake cannot be described, and the pictures to do not do it justice. These pictures are not enhanced!

We hiked up the heavily trafficked area to the main point, before heading to a harder trail, with few people on it. This trail led to the most spectacular views of the lake and the glacier that sits behind it. None of us wanted to leave, but we needed to get back out on the road.

Next we stopped for lunch at the crossing pub which turned out to be the worst experience ever. The service was terrible and the dining expierince was the strangest ever. All of the entrees on the menu were not served, but rather you had to cook the food yourself! We decided we didn't want it cook so we opted for soup and salad, but the soup looked and tasted like canned soup! Clearly we didn't stick around long, and made our way back on the road,Read more
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- Aug 22, 2017, 11:59pm
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 3,204 m
- Canada Alberta Cirrus Mountain 52.16951, -116.97761552°10’10” N 116°58’39” W
Day 3
Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefield
August 22, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We pulled into the parking lot and saw the hike to the Glacier in full view and it didn't appear to be too bad, but looks can be very deceiving. The climb up is steep at times plus, your body is adjusting to the high elevation. Breathing was not only difficult from the climb, but the altitude was definitely kicking in.

This is the most visited Glacier in North America and it is quickly evident why. The color of the ice had a blue green hue underneath the white sharp shards of ice that helped with our traction. The Glacier recedes at a rate of about 5 meters a year. They had signs along the way showing you where the Glacier had reached previously in a variety of years. Crazy to see how much it has melted over the years.

At our highest point we filled a couple water bottles with the pure Glacier water pouring down the crevices of running water down the Glacier. What an experience to taste water in its purest form. It was very refreshing and you could slightly taste the mineral content.Read more
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- Aug 22, 2017, 11:59pm
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 2,020 m
- Canada Alberta Parker Ridge 52.192173, -117.12704552°11’32” N 117°7’37” W
Day 3
Glacier Skywalk, Columbia Icefields
August 22, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
A short distance from the glacier, we were shuttled over to the Glacier Skywalk. An engineering marvel, this Skywalk extends out of the mountain providing the most spectacular view of the mountains and Glacier in the backdrop. Walking on 4 layers of bullet proof glass you can see a full 360 view, 918 feet over the Sunwapta Valley below. The Skywalk cost 21 million to build and was built in 2014. They provided us with handheld devices to listen to a guided tour of the Skywalk which was quite interesting to hear.

On to the next stop... Jasper!Read more
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- Aug 22, 2017
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 1,282 m
- Canada Alberta Lick Creek 52.596111, -117.79938552°35’46” N 117°47’58” W
Day 3
Moose Sighting
August 22, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
On our drive up to Jasper we saw a number of vehicles pulled over which usually means wildlife ahead. Sure enough, we pulled over and saw a moose and her calf were attempting crossing the river. They were stopped about 1/3 of the way just assessing how they were going to cross. We stayed quiet among the shoreline marvelling at the beauty before us snapping as many pictures as possible.

What an exciting way to start our time in Jasper! Next stop was dinner in Jasper at the Jasper Brewing Company where we had the best poutine ever!Read more
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